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CVE-2026-39879

SQL injection in syslog-ng SQL destionation driver

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.12
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Due to a missing sanitization call in `afsql_dd_run_query`, syslog-ng before 4.12 are vulnerable to SQL injection from an untrusted source. This is not part of the default configuration, the SQL driver has to be manually configured. Fixes are in syslog-ng 4.12, syslog-ng Premium Edition 8.2 and syslog-ng Store Box 7.8

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • syslog-ng syslog-ng

    fixed in 4.12

References 1

GitHub · syslog-ng/syslog-ng